By Seth Daniel [email protected] A controversial trash fee may not come during Mayor Tom Ambrosino’s watch, but he said this week that it most certainly will be on the next mayor’s plate. Unlike most surrounding cities, Revere has avoided any…
Author: Journal Staff
A Healthy Choice Deleo’s Bill is the Way to G
It was arguably House Speaker Robert DeLeo’s finest hour last week when the House bill giving cities and towns the right to put their municipal employees into health insurance programs that reduces premiums paid for by the cities and towns…
Justice is Done – the Death of Osama Bin Laden
The assassination of Osama bin Laden by a team of brave and heroic Navy Seals in his Pakistani hideaway Sunday afternoon was justice being done almost ten years after the tragic 9/11 catastrophe. More than 3,000 innocents died that day…
RHS Baseball Team Seeking Winning Formula
The Revere High baseball team is hitting the baseball just fine thus far this season, but the Patriots still are looking for the winning formula after losses to Winthrop and Danvers this past week. The Patriots jumped out to a…
Softball Team Improves to 5-4 with a Pair of NEC Victories
The Revere High softball team won two of its three games this past week to go above .500 with a 5-4 record. The Lady Patriots, who had won three straight contests the previous week, exploded last week for two more…
RHS Girls Tennis Team Defeats Salem
The Revere High girls tennis team defeated Salem 3-2 last week for its first win of the season. Both of the Lady Patriot doubles tandems cruised to easy victories. The first doubles duo of Mounia El-Arara and Karen Chan wept…
Boys Tennis Team Defeats Salem, 4-1
The Revere High boys tennis team earned its third win of the season with a tidy 4-1 triumph at Salem in their only match last week. Coach Mike Flynn’s Patriots now stand at 3-2 on the season. All three of…
RHS Boys Track Team Too Much for Classical
The Revere High boys track team rolled to its third win of the season with a commanding 104-27 triumph over Lynn Classical last week. The Patriots captured first place in all but two of the events against their Classical opponents.…
Police Briefs 05.04.2011
MONDAY, APRIL 25 Winston William Orechva, 24, of Plymouth, was arrested on charges of two counts of assault & battery, entering without breaking with intent to commit a felony, resisting arrest, disturbing the peace, and disorderly conduct. Fawnsa Elisha Rosario,…
Obituaries 05.04.2011
Giovanni Noe Past VP of Augusta Boston Club and Appian Club member Giovanni “John” Noe of Revere, formerly of the West End, died on May 1. He was a member and past Vice President of the Augusta Boston Club and…
Blessing
Cardinal Sean O’Malley celebrated Mass at Immaculate Conception Church on Beach Street last Sunday, drawing several hundred Parishioners for a Spanish-language Mass. O’Malley chooses one Parish each year to celebrate Palm Sunday, and this year he chose to come to…
Mayor Ambrosino Set to Schedule Termination Hearing
Mayor Tom Ambrosino said that he would be scheduling a termination hearing for Officer Todd Randall before next Tuesday. Police Chief Terence Reardon has apparently already served Randall with a letter indicating that he will be suspended for five days…
Connecticut Lender Pays $1.7M to Keep Ocean Club Property
-By Seth Daniel [email protected] A foreclosure auction of prime Revere Beach property ended up where it started last Thursday morning – back in the hands of a national construction financing company. The vacant land at 526 Boulevard – directly across…
Police Briefs 04-20-2011
Monday, April 11 A 15-year-old juvenile was charged with possession of a Class D drug with intent to distribute. Tuesday, April 12 Alexander Imbriano, 53, of East Boston, was charged with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon. Wednesday, April…
Thank You Mr. Speaker
Speaker of the House Robert DeLeo has ordered his leadership to officially begin discussing an expanded gaming bill at the beginning of May. We applaud the speaker for beginning this important push. This comes as great news locally, as an…
City Clean-up Effort
It has been a long time since anyone in public office in this city has attempted to organize the city, by ward no less, for a city wide attack on trash. Yet this is exactly what Councillor Dan Rizzo is…
RHS Baseball Team Shows some Good Signs
Although the Revere High baseball team dropped three games during the past week, the Patriots showed some encouraging signs of possible good things to come. After falling by a 9-0 margin in the season opener last Wednesday at Lynn Classical…
Boys Tennis Team Nets Win over Lynn English
The Revere High boys tennis team earned its first win of the season with a 3-2 victory over Lynn English last week. Leading the way for Coach Mike Flynn’s squad was senior captain and first singles player Malak Mossadek, who…
Tough Start for RHS Softball Team
The Revere High softball team dropped both of its contests this past week, falling to Lynn Classical, 12-0, last Friday and then to Beverly, 11-5, on the holiday. Some fielding miscues by the Lady Patriots early in the Beverly contest…
Girls Tennis Team is Gaining Experience
Although the Revere High girls tennis team dropped both of its opening matches last week to Saugus and Lynn Classical, RHS head coach Carla Maniscalco saw some encouraging signs in her young team’s performances. The coach noted that in the…
